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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 36 · 2017
Jalandhar North
Winner — 2017
AVTAR SINGH JUNIOR
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 56.0%BJP 30.1%10 others 13.9%
Votes
69,715
56.0% share
Winning margin
32,291
25.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
72.2%
of 1,72,431
Jalandhar North is a safe seat — AVTAR SINGH JUNIOR won by 25.9%.
Seat history
1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.70 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVTAR SINGH JUNIOR | INC (UPA) | 69,715 | 56.0% |
| 2 | K D BHANDARI | NDA | 37,424 | 30.1% |
| 3 | GULSHAN SHARMA | AAP | 13,386 | 10.8% |
| 4 | HARDWARI LAL | 1,506 | 1.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,182 | 0.9% |
| 6 | GAURAV LUTHRA | IND | 240 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SURINDER SINGH ARORA | 219 | 0.2% | |
| 8 | NARESH GUPTA | APPA | 208 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ANTARJOT SINGH | KYP | 198 | 0.2% |
| 10 | ANIL KUMAR SINGH | IND | 157 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KEWAL BHATTI | BMUP | 153 | 0.1% |
| 12 | KEWAL SINGH BHASULLA | HSS | 103 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (95th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.5% · max 54.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
95th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
47th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.0%BJP 30.1%AAP 10.8%OTH 2.2%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.70 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,93,590
Density
836 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,624 km²
SC population39.0%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Sikh 32.8%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation86.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel82.3%
Health insurance25.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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